Reference Management

WANGLAB Research Training Series




Dr. Yong Wang

WANGLAB @ PHYS @ UARK

Version 2023.07

What is reference management?

  • Collecting reference information and downloading PDF files…

  • Reading and annotating references (highlighting, making notes/comments)

  • Citing/using references in manuscripts/proposals

Why is (smart) reference management important?

  • Reading and writing scholarly papers is key for the success of graduate students, researchers, scientists, …

  • Reference management could be tedious and time consuming (if not doing it smartly)

Solution: Use a reliable reference manager!

Reference Managers

Brief Comparison

What do we use in WANGLAB?

Demo: collecting references

Demo: reading/annotating

Demo: citing in Word

Demo: citing in Markdown/LaTeX (VS Code)

Demo: citing in Markdown/LaTeX (RStudio)

Demo: citing in Markdown/LaTeX (Other)